Current Affairs Quiz: February 4, 2022

Government is providing financial assistance of 18.18 crore rupees for each Apparel and Garment Making Center in North East states for infrastructure capacity building under North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme. This information was given by the Minister of state for Textiles Darshana Jardosh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

The government has approved continuation of Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations with an outlay of one thousand 575 crore rupees for 15th Finance Commission Cycle 2021-22 to 2025-26.

In Madhya Pradesh, the 3-day Mandu Festival held at Mandu in the historic town of Dhar district.

Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy (GCoE-ACE) launched at IIT Dharwad, Karnataka.This center is supported by the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) donation from HHSIF.

Spituk Gustor, the annual celebrations of Ladakhi culture and traditional heritage began as the hostile weather condition prevailed in the Union Territory.

Sri Lanka has decided to purchase petrol and diesel, 40,000 metric tonnes each, from the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), according to a Cabinet note, as part of the governments bid to tide over the current fuel and energy crisis faced by the island nation.

Punjab National Bank (PNB), and Patanjali Ayurved Limited (PAL) have launched co-branded credit cards in partnership with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

Dukaan, a platform that enables small and medium-sized businesses to set up online stores and sell products digitally, has partnered with Simpl, a marquee buy-now-pay-later platform, to provide BNPL services to Dukaans merchants.

Metal and mining giant Vedanta Ltd said it has tied up a facility of ₹8,000 crore with Union Bank of India at 7.75% to take over majority of the syndicated facility after discussions with lenders.

As per the recently presented Economic Survey 2021-22, Maharashtra tops the list of newly recognised startups and unicorns.

Domestic rating agency CRISIL estimated FY23 real GDP growth at 7.8 per cent as compared with the 8.5 per cent projected in the Economic Survey.

Sony Group Corp. is purchasing Bungie Inc., the U.S. video game developer behind the popular Destiny and Halo franchises, for $3.6 billion to bolster its stable of game-making studios.

New Zealands Daryl Mitchell has been named the recipient of the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award after his gesture in the 2021 ICC Mens T20 World Cup semi-final against England in Abu Dhabi.

The Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura in Karnataka have been selected as Indias nomination for UNESCOs list of World Heritage sites for the year 2022-23.

Mumbai-headquartered online gaming company Games24x7 has roped in Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan as brand ambassador for its online skill gaming platform, RummyCircle.

Two more wetlands in India were declared as Ramsar sites, taking the total number of protected sites in the country to 49, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said at an event marking the celebration of World Wetlands Day on February 2,2022 at Sultanpur National Park.

India said that its charge daffaires at the embassy in Beijing city will not attend the opening or closing ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Olympics after Chinas decision to choose a Peoples Liberation Army regiment commander who was involved in the Galwan Valley clash as a torchbearer.

The book titled Last Among Equals: Power, Caste, and Politics in Bihars Villages written by MR Sharan has been released recently.

Indias first-ever season style book The Class of 2006: Sneak Peek into the Misadventures of the Great Indian Engineering Life, written by management professional Akash Kansal, was launched virtually amidst one of the biggest book launch ceremonies of the year at IIT Kanpur & Delhi Technological University.

The book titled India, That is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution book by J Sai Deepak has been released recently.